Level 20 Update: Well, That Was Fast
Jul 18, '09
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 out of 268
Chip Counts:
1. Faraz Jaka — 5,041,000
2. Justin Smith — 2,992,000
3. Alec Torelli — 2,623,000
4. Erik Seidel — 2,170,000
5. Christopher Sonesson — 1,671,000
6. Alexandre Gomes — 1,586,000
Average Chip Count: 2,680,000
Notable Eliminations:
9. Sam Stein — $61,980
8. Ray Taylor — $87,160
7. Mimi Tran — $125,900
Big Hands:
Sam Stein Eliminated in Ninth Place ($61,980), Ray Taylor Eliminated in Eighth Place ($87,160)
Ray Taylor raised on the button to 70,000 and Sam Stein moved all in fromt he small blind for 531,000. Faraz Jaka called in the big blind and was then forced to call when Taylor shipped it in for his last 1,168,000.
Taylor showed K
K
, Stein showed Q
9 and Jaka showed A9.
The board ran out 1062J
5 and Jaka made the nut flush to take out two players and put the tournament on the final table bubble.
Stein was eliminated in ninth place and Taylor was eliminated in eighth place. After the hand, Jaka was stacked with 4.7 million in chips.
Mimi Tran Eliminated in Seventh Place ($125,900)
Mimi Tran open shoved for her last 382,000 and Faraz Jaka called in the small blind. Tran showed pocket jacks and was racing against Jaka’s AQ.
The board came Q96A10 and Jaka’s top two pair took the pot and sent Tran to the rail on the final table bubble.
NOTE: Play has ended for the day. The remaining six players will play down to a champion on Sunday.
Player Tags: Mimi Tran, Faraz Jaka, Ray Taylor
Level 19 Update: Reshetov Out in Tenth
Jul 18, '09
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 out of 268
Chip Counts:
1. Faraz Jaka — 3,030,000
2. Justin Smith — 2,670,000
3. Alec Torelli — 2,270,000
4. Erik Seidel — 1,900,000
5. Christopher Sonesson — 1,725,000
6. Alexandre Gomes — 1,250,000
7. Ray Taylor — 1,245,000
8. Mimi Tran — 550,000
9. Sam Stein — 525,000
Average Chip Count: 1,786,000
Notable Eliminations:
10. Pavel Reshetov — $46,485
Big Hands:
Pavel Reshetov Eliminated in 10th Place ($46,485)
Ray Taylor’s second dealt card on the first hand of play was exposed as the K. Thinking it’s a misdeal, Taylor decided to show his other card, the Q. Mimi Tran and Alec Torelli see the card and Taylor quickly turns it back over. After realizing his mistake, the K is replaced and Taylor is forced to play the hand out as is.
He decided to limp under the gun and Erik Seidel followed behind. Justin Smith called on the button, Alec Torelli completed from the small blind and Pavel Reshetov took the free flop in the big blind.
The flop came out K64 and then one of the players decided to point out that Tran and Torelli had seen Taylor’s other card, but the rest of the hadn’t. Tran and Torelli confirmed they saw the Q and the tournament director ruled Taylor had to show it to the rest of the table.
The hand continued, with the table knowing half of Taylor’s hand, as Torelli checked. Reshetov bet 100,000 and everyone folded to Torelli, who check-raised to 240,000. Reshetov moved all in for his last 484,000 and Torelli called with K7. Amazingly, Reshetov showed K3 for the case king and needed help to stay alive. The turn was the A and the river was the A and Torelli’s seven played, knocking out Reshetov in the first hand of play. Torelli’s stack increased to nearly 2.6 million after the hand.
Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Mimi Tran, Alec Torelli, Justin Smith, Pavel Reshetov, Ray Taylor
